Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

(In thousands)		Years Ended December 31,
		2013		2012		2011
Current - Federal		$	10,586	$	61,655	$	18,608
Current - foreign			(48,466)		(48,579)		(51,293)
Current - state			1,527		(9,408)		14,719
	Total current benefit (expense)		(36,353)		3,668		(17,966)
Deferred - Federal			126,905		261,014		126,078
Deferred - foreign			8,932		27,970		13,708
Deferred - state			22,333		15,627		4,158
	Total deferred benefit		158,170		304,611		143,944
Income tax benefit		$	121,817	$	308,279	$	125,978

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

(In thousands)		2013		2012
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Intangibles and fixed assets	$	2,402,168	$	2,451,874
	Long-term debt		183,615		381,712
	Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates		-		49,654
	Unrealized loss in marketable securities		-		10,058
	Other investments		6,759		5,832
	Other		6,655		5,480
Total deferred tax liabilities			2,599,197		2,904,610
Deferred tax assets:
	Accrued expenses		106,651		85,132
	Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates		1,824		-
	Net operating loss carryforwards		1,287,239		1,278,894
	Bad debt reserves		9,726		12,633
	Other		35,527		41,011
Total gross deferred tax assets			1,440,967		1,417,670
	Less: Valuation allowance		327,623		183,686
Total deferred tax assets			1,113,344		1,233,984
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	1,485,853	$	1,670,626

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

		Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)		2013			2012			2011
		Amount		Percent	Amount		Percent	Amount		Percent
Income tax benefit at
	statutory rates	$	246,867	35%	$	251,814	35%	$	137,903	35%
State income taxes, net of
	federal tax effect		32,768	4%		6,218	1%		18,877	5%
Foreign income taxes			(22,640)	(3%)		8,782	2%		(4,683)	(1%)
Nondeductible items			(4,870)	(1%)		(4,617)	(1%)		(3,154)	(1%)
Changes in valuation allowance
	and other estimates		(135,161)	(19%)		50,697	7%		(15,816)	(4%)
Other, net			4,853	1%		(4,615)	(1%)		(7,149)	(2%)
Income tax benefit		$	121,817	17%	$	308,279	43%	$	125,978	32%

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(In thousands)		Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized Tax Benefits		2013		2012
Balance at beginning of period		$	138,437	$	175,782
	Increases for tax position taken in the current year		12,004		10,575
	Increases for tax positions taken in previous years		13,163		14,774
	Decreases for tax position taken in previous years		(21,928)		(55,113)
	Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities		(1,113)		(7,581)
	Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations		(11,188)		-
Balance at end of period		$	129,375	$	138,437